This course is designed for Air Force
Logisticians in the grade of O-4 or O-
5 who are preparing to serve on a
planning staff or participate in the
planning process above wing level. It
will provide students with knowledge
of national level planning, levels of
planning, plan development, and the
differing logistician assignments. At
the end of this course each student
will be able to identify guidance,
define roles and responsibilities at
planning levels above the wing and
understand the concepts of plans
development. Each student will
appreciate the role of the
logistician in the Joint Operational
Planning Process (JOPP).

This course is designed for Air Force
logistics officers in the grade of O-
4 or O-5. It will provide students
with knowledge of budget basics to
assist them in managing unit budgets
legally and efficiently. At the end
of this course each student will be
able to identify guidance, define
roles and responsibilities of key
budget managers and understand the
basics of unit budget management.

This course is designed for Air Force
Logisticians in the grade of O-4 or
O-5. It will provide students with
foundational knowledge of working
capital funds. At the end of this
course each student will have a
working knowledge of Working Capital
Funds in use in the Department of
Defense and those specific to the Air
Force. Additionally, the student
will understand establishment of
pricing. Each student will
understand the construct and
financing of Working Capital Fund
activities.

This course is designed for AF
logistics officers in the grade of
O-4 or O-5. This course describes US
Army logistics and how being aware of
its functions helps AF logisticians
better understand the Army by
describing how the Army is organized,
supported by the Defense Logistics
Agency (DLA), and supports operations
using the Logistics Estimate process.

This course is designed for Air
Force logisticians (AFSC 21X) in the
grade of 0-4 or 0-5 who are
preparing for an assignment serving
with the United States Marine Corps
(USMC) or will interface with USMC
logistics. The student will become
aware of the USMC organization and
procedures that will help AF
logisticians deploy with, gain
support from, and/or support the
USMC. At the end of this course each
student will be able to understand
the general operational
characteristics of the USMC, the
critical elements of the USMC
logistics system, and the role of the
logistician in coordinating USMC
support from the Navy, Army, DLA, and
the Air Force.

This course is designed for Air Force
logistics officers in the grade of
O-4 or O-5 who are preparing to serve
in a joint activity or in a role
where they will interact with the
Naval Supply system frequently. It
will provide students with
foundational knowledge of the Navy
and the Naval Supply system. At the
end of this course each student will
be able to apply their understanding
of Navy organizational structure and
system commands. Students will also
be able to apply their understanding
of the roles and responsibilities of
Navy logisticians to include
available assets within the afloat
and expeditionary communities.

This course is designed for Air Force
logisticians (AFSC 21X) in the grade
of O-4 or O-5 who are preparing for
an assignment serving with
multinational partners or readying
for deployment as an advisor or staff
in a multinational environment. The
course will provide students with
knowledge of multinational operations
relationships, multinational
logistics concepts, multinational
logistics levels of support, and
challenges one might encounter in a
multinational environment. At the end
of this course each student will
comprehend multinational guidance,
roles and responsibilities, and how
they can mitigate the many challenges
that can be encountered in a
multinational environment.

Course Description: The overall goal
for the course is to provide students
a dynamic learning experience through
graphics and interactive elements that
immerse the students in as similar of
a context as possible that is
reflective of the actual environment.
The students will be presented
situations or
scenarios regarding inventory
management and control that address:
1. Having too little or too much
inventory,
2. Who has the role or responsibility
for inventory control actions, and
3. How to manage and control
inventory.

This course is designed for Air Force
logistics officers in the grade of
O-4 or O-5. In this course, we will
discuss Theater Logistics
competencies. Specifically covering
core logistics functions, theater
organizations, concepts, and
processes required by an Air Force
logistician to operate in a position
on a Combatant Command Staff or joint
organization or board described in
this course. The objective of this
course is for each student to be
prepared to employ theater logistics
competencies that enable projection
and sustainment of military power by
leveraging and synchronizing all
elements of the joint logistics
environment.

This course is designed for Air Force
logistics officers in the grade of O-
4 or O-5 involved in any phase of
weapon system sustainment. This
course is highly conceptual and will
cover the subject from an enterprise
perspective, starting with
understanding weapon systems as
delivery mechanisms for military
capabilities and continuing through
Enterprise Life Cycle Management,
Enterprise Sustainment, and
Enterprise Maintenance. A broader
understanding of these topics will
help Air Force logistics readiness
and aircraft maintenance officers
develop as professional
logisticians. Each student will
apply their understanding of how
weapon systems are sustained from an
enterprise perspective. This includes
enterprise life cycle management,
enterprise sustainment, and
enterprise maintenance activities.

This course is designed for Air Force
logistics officers in the grade of
O-4 or O-5. In this course, we will
discuss the structure,
inputs and processes of Air Force
depot maintenance organizations as
well as their operational strategies.
A broader
understanding of these topics will
help Air Force logistics officers
operate in positions assigned to or
supporting depot
organizations. Each student will
apply their understanding of how
depot maintenance operations are
affected by the statutory and
policy requirements that govern those
operations. The students will also
interpret the impact of operational
strategies
on depot maintenance operations.

This course is designed for Air Force
logistics officers in the grade of O-
4 or O-5 who have recently or are
about to assume duties on a MAJCOM
logistics staff as an action officer.
Its purpose is to prepare logistics
staff officers to effectively support
programming and budgeting processes,
which may use staff products
generated at the MAJCOM level. The
course reviews the programming and
budgeting processes at the DoD and
Air Force levels and discusses key
guidance, actors, interfaces, and
products.

Special Requirements:
Course registration (application
approval) is open for only the 14
days just prior to the course
offering start date. Following
approval of your application and
confirmation of your reservation from
ACQNowCL/AFITNow, you will receive an
e-mail from Blackboard confirming
your enrollment. If this is your
first time taking an online AFIT/LS
course through Blackboard, you will
receive an additional e-mail
containing your username and
password. If you have previously
enrolled in an online AFIT/LS
Blackboard course, you will not
receive your username and password
again. Rather, your username is your
e-mail you’ve registered with in
ACQNowCL/AFITNow and your password
will have stayed the same. If you
cannot remember your password, then
you can request a new one upon
accessing Blackboard’s website at
https://afit.blackboard.com.

This course is designed for Air Force
logistics officers in the grade of O-
4 or O-5. In this course, students
will review the role that strategic
sourcing plays in ensuring the
efficient and cost-effective
operation of the Air Force Supply
Chain at the wholesale-level.
Students will also review the model
of strategic sourcing as a
collaborative and structured process
to critically analyze an
organization’s spending to make
business decisions about acquiring
commodities and services effectively
and efficiently. This is particularly
significant in an era of decreasing
available resources.

This course is designed for Air Force
logistics officers in the grade of
O-4 or O-5. In this course, we will
discuss the interoperability
opportunities and challenges of
logistics within the Defense Support
of Civil Authorities (DSCA) during
domestic humanitarian and disaster
relief assistance.

Special Requirements:
Course registration (application
approval) is open for only the 14
days just prior to the course
offering start date. Following
approval of your application and
confirmation of your reservation from
ACQNowCL/AFITNow, you will receive an
e-mail from Blackboard confirming
your enrollment. If this is your
first time taking an online AFIT/LS
course through Blackboard, you will
receive an additional e-mail
containing your username and
password. If you have previously
enrolled in an online AFIT/LS
Blackboard course, you will not
receive your username and password
again. Rather, your username is your
e-mail you’ve registered with in
ACQNowCL/AFITNow and your password
will have stayed the same. If you
cannot remember your password, then
you can request a new one upon
accessing Blackboard’s website at
https://afit.blackboard.com.

This course will help students learn
concepts that will enable the safe
and effective distribution of
materiel. The course is designed to
shape day-to-day management of
distribution processes, influence
possible command policies, and
identify the need for constant safety
evaluation in Distribution
Operations. More specifically, the
student will review and apply risk
management principles, learn
governing directives, examine
different types of cargo movement
operations, and receive an
overview of information management
systems, including GATES and IGC.

Special Requirements:
Course registration (application
approval) is open for only the 14
days just prior to the course
offering start date. Following
approval of your application and
confirmation of your reservation from
ACQNowCL/AFITNow, you will receive an
e-mail from Blackboard confirming
your enrollment. If this is your
first time taking an online AFIT/LS
course through Blackboard, you will
receive an additional e-mail
containing your username and
password. If you have previously
enrolled in an online AFIT/LS
Blackboard course, you will not
receive your username and password
again. Rather, your username is your
e-mail you’ve registered with in
ACQNowCL/AFITNow and your password
will have stayed the same. If you
cannot remember your password, then
you can request a new one upon
accessing Blackboard’s website at
https://afit.blackboard.com.

This course is designed for Air Force
Logistics Officers in the grade of O-
4 or O-5. In this course, we will
discuss the systems and tools used in
Air Force deployment planning, as
well as the policies that govern the
planning process. Upon completion of
this course, you will have a broader
understanding of these topics and
you’ll be able to effectively
communicate your plan, collaborate
with fellow logisticians, and tackle
some of the challenges that you will
face as you participate in deployment
planning operations.

Special Requirements:
Course registration (application
approval) is open for only the 14
days just prior to the course
offering start date. Following
approval of your application and
confirmation of your reservation from
ACQNowCL/AFITNow, you will receive an
e-mail from Blackboard confirming
your enrollment. If this is your
first time taking an online AFIT/LS
course through Blackboard, you will
receive an additional e-mail
containing your username and
password. If you have previously
enrolled in an online AFIT/LS
Blackboard course, you will not
receive your username and password
again. Rather, your username is your
e-mail you’ve registered with in
ACQNowCL/AFITNow and your password
will have stayed the same. If you
cannot remember your password, then
you can request a new one upon
accessing Blackboard’s website at
https://afit.blackboard.com.

The first week of FAM 103 focuses on
basic project management skills based
on the Project Management Body of
Knowledge from the Project Management
Institute. The remainder of the
course provides students an overview
of the entire weapon system
acquisition process using key DoD and
Air Force level documents as well as
Air Force specific processes and
methodologies. The course also
covers information on the various
functional disciplines required to
execute an acquisition program.
Includes instruction on other topics
such as teaming, communication,
ethics, and the Acquisition
Professional Development Program.

Grade Restrictions:
Eligible officers in the ranks of O-1
to O-4 and eligible civilians in pay
grades up to GS-13 or equivalent.

Special Requirements:
NOTE: FAM 103 fulfills ACQ 101 for
those that took FAM 103 between 1
June 2005 and 24 September 2013.
ACQ 101 is also fulfilled for those
who took the legacy Acquisition
Fundamentals Course (L30QR63A1) and
FAM 101.
ACQ 101 is not a pre-requisite for
FAM 103, but is now required in
addition to FAM 103. FAM 103 NO
LONGER serves as a fulfillment for
ACQ 101. To achieve PM Level I
students will now have to take ACQ
101 in addition to other required DAU
classes.

Target Audience:
This course is required (by SAF/AQH)
for all new 61BX, 61CX, 61DX, 62XX,
and 63XX officers and cross-trainee
officers into these career fields.
The course is also required for all
civilian 1101 interns that are new to
weapon system acquisition. The
course is also offered on a space
available basis and centrally funded
to other military career fields and
civilian job series that are
acquisition coded. All other
students desiring to attend FAM 103
in a TDY status will be unit funded.
The AFIT/LS Budget office will send
out an email about travel/funding 3-4
weeks prior to the start of class.

Current Offering Dates & Locations:
Offering dates and locations are not applicable to this e-Learning course.

Course Overview:

This is a web-based course that
provides students with a basic
understanding of the project
management framework, best practices
and in some instances, methods of
application for key knowledge areas
of project management.

Target Audience:
The primary audience for this course
are members of the acquisition
workforce specifically, acquisition
program managers (AFSC 63A and
Civilian Job Series 1101). However,
this course is open to individuals
from any career field and anyone
interested is highly encouraged to
register.

Grade Restrictions:
GS-11 through 13, 1Lt-Maj. Some
exceptions/waivers may be granted.
Contact School for more information

Special Requirements:
Limited Funded Seats Available.
Signup will close out 30 days prior
to class start date. If you must
cancel a reserved seat, please do so
at least 15 days prior to class start
date or you will be entered as a no-
show. To cancel, please go through
the same steps as when you applied.
You will not be reserved a seat until
supervisor has approved so please
notify him/her when you apply.

The Industry Standard Project
Management Workshop is a four-day
instructor-led class that provides
students with
an understanding of the differences
between Air Force and industry
project management. This class teaches
industry-standard project management
as defined by the Project Management
Institute (PMI) in A Guide to the
Project Management Body of Knowledge
(PMBOK), which includes the project
management framework, the ten
knowledge areas, and the five process
groups.

There are currently no available offerings for this course. Please check back later.

Course Overview:

Provides students with an introduction to the Air Force Research Laboratory. Informal lectures are used to provide the student with an understanding of laboratory funding, planning, contracting, management, and reporting processes at the working level.

Prerequisites:
Completion of ACQ 101 or equivalent course is desired. The course is not considered equivalent to APDP-required courses. Other students not in AFRL are welcome on a space available basis.

Grade Restrictions:
(none)

Special Requirements:
Course credit is based on participation in the lectures and attendance.

Target Audience:
This course is designed for the person who is newly-assigned to the Air Force Research Laboratory. Course materials are presented at the Second Lieutenant - Captain or GS7-11 level. Higher ranks are encouraged to attend as well. Our target audience is people working in Scientific, Engineering, and Program Manager career fields. Other career fields may attend as required by their job position.

Current Offering Dates & Locations:
Offering dates and locations are not applicable to this e-Learning course.

Course Overview:

The Introduction to Science and
Technology (S&T) Program Management
course will help the students apply
program management concepts within
their S&T program and help them
relate their work to larger portfolio
and enterprise level efforts. The
course presents specific guidance on
AFRL processes (Program Baseline
Reviews, Test and Safety Planning in
AFRL, GFP management in AFRL, etc)
and tools.
Course Objectives: The purpose of
the Introduction to Science &
Technology (S&T) Program Management
course is to provide students with
knowledge of selected fundamental S&T
program management concepts while
also providing a foundation for the
Advanced S&T Program Management
course to build upon.
This is a pre-requisite to LAB202.

Current Offering Dates & Locations:
Offering dates and locations are not applicable to this e-Learning course.

Course Overview:

The AFRL's "R&D Case File Management
Course" is comprised of four modules,
all focused on the necessity of
maintaining proper R&D case files.
Members of the AFRL need to
understand the importance of their
role of managing R&D case files and
the correct process and procedures
associated with managing these case
files in order to ensure the valuable
research performed by members of the
AFRL is appropriately documented. By
following basic procedures, the
members of the AFRL can ensure they
maintain good documentation and
ensure continuity is maintained
between researchers.
ADMIN INSTRUCTIONS: Students must
have access to the internet and may
access the course at
http://online.afit.edu.

***PLEASE DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS
COURSE UNTIL YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE
PREREQUISTE LAB102 TO AVOID
APPLICATION DISAPPROVAL.*** The
Advanced Science and Technology (S&T)
Program Management course will help
the student apply program management
concepts within their S&T program.
The course presents information on
each of the aspects of program life
cycle as they relate to AFRL program
management. This information provides
specific guidance on the AFRL
objectives and benefits of each stage
of the program management process.
AFRL S&T program managers are the
target audience for the Advanced S&T
Program Management course.
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of the course
is to provide students with the
skills necessary to manage S&T
programs while taking S&T systems
engineering activities under
consideration. This course provides
an understanding of S&T program
management and how S&T systems
engineering interact with program
management.

Current Offering Dates & Locations:
Offering dates and locations are not applicable to this e-Learning course.

Course Overview:

This course is comprised of five
modules. These modules describe
logistics, its environment and the
four logistics processes of
acquisition, distribution,
sustainment, and disposition. It is
designed for new accessions and new
practitioners in the logistics career
fields. The course objectives are to
provide new accessions and those new
to logistics with a basic knowledge
of logistics organizations processes
and practices to orient new
personnel in the logistics career
fields and assist them in becoming
productive logistics practitioners
and to assist new logistics
practitioners in understanding basic
joint and AF doctrine.

Current Offering Dates & Locations:
Offering dates and locations are not applicable to this e-Learning course.

Course Overview:

An online course explaining
Centralized Asset Management (CAM)
and the fundamental shift in Weapon
System Sustainment (WSS) Philosophy.
The way the U.S. Air Force programs
and budgets for WSS is changing. The
roles between MAJCOMS and AFMC are
changing. CAM centralizes and
integrates sustainment funding
allowing for an enterprise approach
to the sustainment business.

Current Offering Dates & Locations:
Offering dates and locations are not applicable to this e-Learning course.

Course Overview:

This course is designed to further
the professional capability of
military and civilian personnel as
entry level employees assigned to
the Department of Defense Depot
Maintenance System. Depot
maintenance business processes are
examined to include Core, 50/50,
DSOR, partnering, environmental
management, depot maintenance
workload process and material
support. Also, depot maintenance
aircraft, depot maintenance
exchangeables and other current depot
issues will be discussed. Student
centered exercises will emphasize
problem analysis, decision making,
and forecasting. Additionally this
course will illustrate a cross-
functional view of the depot
maintenance system and show the
relationship between the various
depot business units and their
related high level processes.

Current Offering Dates & Locations:
Offering dates and locations are not applicable to this e-Learning course.

Course Overview:

This is a web-based course providing an in-depth look at each of the 3 process improvement methodologies. The course is intended to ensure a basic understanding of why, how and when each of the process improvement methodologies should be used. The course will provide a limited approach to the relationships between Lean, Six Sigma and Benchmarking. This course is the bedrock of a more robust process improvement initiative, providing the education required by all potential members of a team charged with process improvement. LOG 117 may also be requested as an instructor-led class with funding provided by the requestor.

The first component focuses on
contracting fundamentals, providing
PMS personnel with a comprehensive
overview of the life cycle of
Contracting, including the pre-award
phase of Contracting (from planning
to solicitation to award) the post
award contract administration phase
Conract Repair Team process and how
the Defense Contract Management
Agency can enhance repair completion.
The second component provides the
students with a series of local
contractor facility visits. Students
receive a contractor program overview
and a tour of the contractor
operations for a hands-on orientation
of contractor processes.
The third component involves the
students participating in a seminar
where students share their contractor
experiences.This exchange of ideas
and information focuses on what the
students learned as it relates to
their PMS duties.

Current Offering Dates & Locations:
Offering dates and locations are not applicable to this e-Learning course.

Course Overview:

The overall goal of the Systems
Lifecycle Integrity Management (SLIM)
course is to provide the learner with
the knowledge and comprehension
necessary to integrate the SLIM
elements throughout the lifecycle of
a weapons system. Additionally, the
learner will be motivated to
integrate and apply SLIM to their day-
to-day practice. SLIM is a
crossfunctional initiative used in
the real world from acquisition to
sustainment to disposal. The learners
respond positively to the successful
application of SLIM and will also
reflect how the elements of SLIM can
benefit them. Harnessing the benefits
of SLIM and showing the benefits’
direct application to the learner
provides the bridge needed to build
the positive connection with SLIM and
its use across the enterprise.

Current Offering Dates & Locations:
Offering dates and locations are not applicable to this e-Learning course.

Course Overview:

This course is designed to educate
LRS evaluators on the concept,
policies, and responsibilities of the
Logistics Readiness Squadron Quality
Assurance Program contained in AFI 20-
112. This course will ensure a
standardized method is used to
evaluate a unit’s compliance with Air
Force, command, and local directives
and policies. Completion of this
course is mandatory to qualify as a
LRS evaluator.
The student will comprehend the
Logistics Readiness Squadron (LRS)
Quality Assurance Program: describe
the Logistics Compliance and
Assessment Program and other HHQ
inspections describe the Logistics
Readiness Squadron Quality Assurance
Program identify responsibilities of
key QA personnel identify the types
of evaluations, inspections, and
observations used within the LRS
program describe the Air Force
Publications and Forms Management
program explain the use of technical
orders and AFOSH standards explain
how to perform evaluations and
inspections explain how to develop
and analyze metrics explain the
importance of generating and writing
evaluation/inspection report
findings explain LRS reporting
requirements to include capturing and
cataloging of evaluations and
trends.

The course uses a variety of methods
to explain and illustrate the
relationships and inter-dependencies
of logistics to its various
components. Informal lectures, case
study exercises, student
presentations, and small group
exercises are used to provide
students with an understanding of
acquisition, sustainment,
distribution, supply chain
management, the Air Force’s
Enterprise Logistics Strategy and the
associated Enterprise Logistics
Information Systems, governance,
contingency operations, and
disposition.
There is also a half-day logistics
simulation that demonstrates the
uncertainty in managing a supply
chain, even with perfect information,
and how this may lead to inaccurate
decision making.

Special Requirements:
Please note that AFIT does NOT fund
any student TDY for this course. All
travel (transportation, lodging,
meals, etc) associated costs are the
students/ the student’s organizations
responsibility.

Target Audience:
For newly assigned logisticians and
persons pending immediate assignment
to a logistics career field. O-1 to O-
3, E5 to E7, GS-05 to GS-12

Current Offering Dates & Locations:
Offering dates and locations are not applicable to this e-Learning course.

Course Overview:

This course is designed to further
the professional capability of
military and civilian personnel as
mid-level managers assigned to the
Department of Defense Depot
Maintenance System. Industrial
maintenance management practices,
operations, production management
principles and analytical techniques
are examined for suitability to
enhance support of operational and
combat forces. This course focuses
on contemporary production management
techniques to aid managers in problem
solving, constraint resolution,
decision making and demand
forecasting.

Current Offering Dates & Locations:
Offering dates and locations are not applicable to this e-Learning course.

Course Overview:

This course is designed to further
the professional capability of
military and civilian personnel as
mid-level managers assigned to the
Department of Defense Depot
Maintenance System. Industrial
maintenance management practices,
operations, production management
principles and analytical techniques
are examined for suitability to
enhance support of operational and
combat forces. This course is
centered on student focused exercises
which emphasize team work, problem
analysis, resolution, decision making
and forecasting.

The Critical Chain Project Management
(CCPM) Foundational Concepts course
provides students with an
introduction to critical chain
project scheduling procedures,
management tools and processes, and
organizational requirements. Topics
are presented in sufficient depth to
allow students to successfully
participate in the transition to and
sustainment of CCPM as a primary
workload planning, scheduling, and
execution tool for Programmed Depot
Maintenance (PDM) and other project
management activities. The course is
designed for mid and upper level
managers responsible for coordinating
and directing the organizational
resources, policies, and metrics
necessary to implement and sustain
CCPM. This course educates
managers on the general theory of
CCPM rather than providing training
on any particular CCPM based
scheduling software. In three class
days, the course presents a detailed
CCPM model and relates it to the
Theory of Constraints, classical
project scheduling, and continuous
process improvement. Concepts are
introduced through lecture, videos,
and illustrated/reinforced through a
number of simulations, exercises, and
daily homework.

Special Requirements:
The hosting unit determines class
attendance/priority."? No student TDY
funding is provided by AFIT. HQ
AFMC/A4D will fund AFIT instructors
to conduct two course offerings at
each ALC. Any other course offering
will be funded by the requesting
organization. When HQ AFMC/A4D funds
an offering, priority will be given
to maintenance students.

Target Audience:
Open to anyone desiring / needing
CCPM knowledge. Generally, the
following AFSCs and Job Series are
candidates to take this course: 62E,
63A, 21A / 343, 346, 895, 1101, 1152,
and 2010.

Provides base-level aircraft and
munitions maintenance managers with a
survey of concepts and techniques
from production operations management
and related disciplines, with
emphasis on identifying and defining
issues, quantitative analysis of
alternative courses of action, and
effective communication of proposals
and related costs and benefits up the
chain of command. The course stresses
practical application to actual
challenges confronting base-level
maintenance managers. Although
several mathematical techniques are
introduced, the course is
specifically designed for managers
who may not have any previous math
background. Topics include group
decision making dynamics, continuous
process improvement methods, capacity
requirements planning, general
scheduling theory, project
scheduling, basic statistics, queuing
theory, organizational safety, and
basic reliability and maintainability
and calculations.

Special Requirements:
All personnel in maintenance and
logistics related career fields are
eligible, however nominees currently
assigned to, pending assignment to,
or working in direct support of
organizational and intermediate level
aircraft maintenance activities have
priority. Officers O1 through O4,
enlisted members E6 through E9, and
civilian members in grades GS9
through GS13, and wage grade
equivalents are eligible. At least
one year of experience at the
organizational or intermediate level
of maintenance is desired for
military attendees. Selection
Process: Initial review of
application by appropriate training
office. Final review and selection
approval is made by the Course
Director. Waivers for personnel in
other career fields, levels of
assignment, and experience
(specifically for cross-trainees and
cross-flow officers) will be
considered by the Course Director.

This is a theater logistics-focused
course that addresses the roles and
responsibilities of logisticians
deployed to support the full range of
military operations. The course
includes informal lectures, guided
discussions, videos, learning
exercises,and a team research project
with an oral presentation.

Target Audience:
The course is open to officers from
second lieutenant through captain,
non-commissioned officers in the
grades of staff sergeant through
master sergeant, and civil service
employees in the grades GS-09 through
GS-12. It is appropriate for DoD
employees in the logistics,
maintenance, and support career
fields.

Current Offering Dates & Locations:
Offering dates and locations are not applicable to this e-Learning course.

Course Overview:

This course is designed to further
the professional capability of
military and civilian personnel as
upper-level managers assigned to the
Department of Defense Depot
Maintenance System. Foundational
concepts of strategic planning and
execution by building and deploying
action plans are studied and
simulated in an Industrial
Maintenance environment. An analysis
of program / project management in an
Industrial Maintenance setting will
be explored and reinforced through
practical exercise and case study.

The Strategic Logistics Management
Seminar features five-days of
presentations and discussions among
the instructor, students, and over a
dozen guest speakers that focuses on
the strategic logistic organizations
in DOD and their corresponding
sustainment functions, such as
distribution process ownership
(TRANSCOM), strategic airlift (AMC),
and defense commodity management
(DLA). The seminar also covers the
relationship between foreign policy
and global logistics, USAF strategic
logistics management, and other
strategic logistics issues peculiar
to the student audience where the
seminar is being held. Participants
address current practices,
challenges, and solutions in the
strategic logistics environment which
USAF field grade-equivalent
logisticians will likely face.

Prerequisites:
The course is open to officers, O-4
and O-5 enlisted, E-8 and E-9 and
civilians, GS-13 and GS-14 or their
equivalents. Wing level personnel
and GS-12s, E-7s, and O-3s will be
put on a stand-by list and will be
allowed to attend if the target
audience does not fill all seats.

Grade Restrictions:
(none)

Special Requirements:
(none)

Target Audience:
Open to Non-US personnel (MASL#
D179032). Air Logistics Center, and
MAJCOM level or higher.

An executive approach to building
high performing organizations.
Emphasis will be placed on
contemporary management principles
and techniques as embodied in the
Malcolm Baldrige Performance
Excellence Program. We will discuss a
deeply rooted management approach of
integrated methodologies, theories
and systems that work together
to provide focus, alignment and
results throughout the entire
organization. IMPORTANT: --Plan on
starting LOG 409 on the "CLASS START"
date.-- The course is comprised of
six learning modules. These modules
include a series of lessons. There
are assignments and "homework"
associated with each lesson. These
assignments must be completed
according to the class schedule
(Generally, one learning module will
be completed each week of the
course). There will also be a DCS
session at the end of each week to
discuss the lessons and homework
assignment for that week. The
estimated time required for each
module is approximately 4 hours per
week. ---Students must accomplish all
modules NLT the "CLASS END DATE" (LOG
409 is 6 weeks long). ---If you have
LOG 409 questions prior to
registering for the course, please
contact the instructor.

Special Requirements:
The objective of this course is for
students to become knowledgeable of
topics, including strategic
leadership, execution excellence,
change management and implementation
strategies, which will improve
efficiencies and effectiveness of
the operations they lead. Through
case studies, understanding of key
concepts and practical application,
the learner will be introduced to
tools for enterprise design
opportunities within their own
organizations.

Course for civilian new-hires,
officer crossflows, and potentially
new officer accessions into the
contracting career field (64PX or
1102). Educates and prepares officers
and civilians to assume positions in
Operational, Systems, Logistics, and
Research and Development contracting
Course curriculum includes the Air
Force business environment,
applicable laws and regulations, and
hands-on exercises using applicable
automated data systems.

Course Description: The course
covers the policies, guidance, and an
overview of methods to improve the
reliability program across the
acquisition life cycle. Focus is on
an overview of both the proactive
approach of designing reliability
into the system up front (Design for
Reliability) and monitoring
reliability improvements through
Reliability Growth modeling.

Special Requirements:
This course requires computer access
to AFIT's network. In order to access
AFIT's network, an AFIT-specific DD
Form 2875 is required and must be
returned to AFIT/LS NLT 14 DAYS prior
to the class start date students that
do not complete the form WILL BE
CANCELLED from the class. The form and
instructions on how to fill it out
are located on AFIT/LS's website at:
http://www.afit.edu/ls/index.cfm then
Click on "Information Resources" and
Select "DD Form 2875 - Access to
AFIT's Network". Any questions can be
directed to AFIT/LS Training
Administrators at DSN 785-7777x3164
or e-mail
AFIT.LSACOURSEMANAGER@afit.edu.
NOTE: No walk-in students will be
allowed.

NEW COURSE IN DEVELOPMENT. Recent
working groups and task forces have
recognized DOD’s historic under-
performance in reliability goals and
have implemented policies to improve
sustainment. This 5 day course
covers the policies, guidance, and
methods to improve the reliability
program across the acquisition life
cycle. Focus is on both the
proactive approach of designing
reliability into the system up front
(Design for Reliability) and the
reactive Reliability Growth
modeling. Emphasis is on
understanding basic reliability and
Reliability Growth principles and
using tools available to the
practitioner to plan, assess, track,
and project reliability. This hands-
on workshop will use software to
reinforce analytical methods
presented with demonstrations and
exercises. Students will be able to
construct the Reliability Growth
curves now required in Test and
Evaluation Master Plans for major
systems.

Special Requirements:
Prerequisites: None but this
course has a heavy emphasis on
Probability and Statistic techniques
and conducts exercises using
statistical theories and software.
Students must have an understanding
of basic Probability and Statistics
theory. It is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that
students refresh their knowledge by
taking DAU’s CLE -035 – Introduction
to Probability and Statistics
computer-based course.
This course requires computer access
to AFIT's network. In order to access
AFIT's network, an AFIT-specific DD
Form 2875 is required and must be
returned to AFIT/LS NLT 14 DAYS prior
to the class start date students that
do not complete the form WILL BE
CANCELLED from the class. The form and
instructions on how to fill it out
are located on AFIT/LS's website at:
http://www.afit.edu/ls/index.cfm then
Click on "Information Resources" and
Select "DD Form 2875 - Access to
AFIT's Network". Any questions can be
directed to AFIT/LS Training
Administrators at DSN 785-7777x3164
or e-mail
AFIT.LSACOURSEMANAGER@afit.edu.
NOTE: No walk-in students will be
allowed.

This four-day course is intended for
AF personnel engaged in system
lifecycle management who require an
advanced application level
understanding of reliability and
reliability growth. This course
reinforces the fundamentals from REL
310 and delves more deeply into both
design and sustainment reliability
analysis techniques while assessing
the impact of reliability across the
life cycle. Focus is on both the
proactive approach of designing
reliability into the system up front
(Design for Reliability) and the
reactive Reliability Growth modeling.

Special Requirements:
This course requires computer access
to AFIT's network. In order to access
AFIT's network, an AFIT-specific DD
Form 2875 is required and must be
returned to AFIT/LS NLT 14 DAYS prior
to the class start date students that
do not complete the form WILL BE
CANCELLED from the class. The form and
instructions on how to fill it out
are located on AFIT/LS's website at:
http://www.afit.edu/ls/index.cfm then
Click on "Information Resources" and
Select "DD Form 2875 - Access to
AFIT's Network". Any questions can be
directed to AFIT/LS Training
Administrators at DSN 785-7777x3164
or e-mail
AFIT.LSACOURSEMANAGER@afit.edu.
NOTE: No walk-in students will be
allowed.

This course is for MAJCOM and HQ AF
requirements managers and other
stakeholders who participate in
writing or reviewing
AF-sponsored capability requirements
documents. It provides an in-depth
study of the activities necessary to
identify, develop, and validate
capability requirements documents in
support of DOTLmLPF-P change
recommendations and acquisition
development and production decisions
and milestones.
Students participate in a group
activity to demonstrate development
of requirements and associated
performance attributes. Students are
exposed to
best practices and lessons learned
via case studies of actual AF-
sponsored capability requirements
documents.

This two-day course, designed for
acquisition professionals, will
introduce Science of Test (SoT) – a
powerful methodology for test and
evaluation that OSD requires to be
present in every test program. The
course will show how SoT is critical
in the planning, design, execution,
and analysis of test. SoT uniquely
solves the twin challenges of test –
how to vary test conditions to
explore a broad battle space, while
controlling the risks of making
incorrect fielding decisions.

Prerequisites:
None, but this course has a heavy
emphasis on Probability and Statistic
techniques and conducts exercises
using statistical theories and
software. Students must have an
understanding of basic Probability
and Statistics theory. It is HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED that students refresh
their knowledge by taking DAU’s CLE 35
– Introduction to Probability and
Statistics computer-based course.

Grade Restrictions:
(none)

Special Requirements:
OSD policy guidance emphasizes that
elements of experimental design be
included in Test and Evaluation
Master Plans (TEMPs) and Test Plans
for approval of those documents.
Science of Test is the structured
process used to identify the metrics,
factors, and levels that most directly
affect test execution and that should
be reflected in detailed test plans
and TEMPs.
***This course requires computer
access
to AFIT's network. In order to access
AFIT's network, an AFIT-specific DD
Form 2875 is required and must be
returned to AFIT/LS NLT 14 DAYS prior
to the class start date students that
do not complete the form WILL BE
CANCELLED from the class. The form and
instructions on how to fill it out
are located on AFIT/LS's website at:
http://www.afit.edu/ls/index.cfm then
Click on "Information Resources" and
Select "DD Form 2875 - Access to
AFIT's Network". Any questions can be
directed to AFIT/LS Training
Administrators at DSN 785-7777x3164
or e-mail
AFIT.LSACOURSEMANAGER@afit.edu.
NOTE: No walk-in students will be
allowed.***

This one week course, designed for
program office and ALC personnel,
emphasizes classical design
principles and teaches students basic
techniques and processes needed to
create a statistically rigorous and
defensible test for military weapon
systems. A well-designed test can
lead to reduced development lead time
with fewer tests required, provide
greater insight to system
performance, and ultimately lead to
fielding better, more reliable
systems. The student will learn how
to plan, conduct and analyze tests
efficiently in this course.

Prerequisites:
None, but this course has a heavy
emphasis on Probability and Statistic
techniques and conducts exercises
using statistical theories and
software. Students must have an
understanding of basic Probability
and Statistics theory. It is HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED that students refresh
their knowledge by taking DAU’s CLE 35
– Introduction to Probability and
Statistics computer-based course.

Grade Restrictions:
(none)

Special Requirements:
OSD policy guidance emphasizes that
elements of experimental design be
included in Test and Evaluation
Master Plans (TEMPs) and Test Plans
for approval of those documents.
Science of Test is the structured
process used to identify the metrics,
factors, and levels that most directly
affect test execution and that should
be reflected in detailed test plans
and TEMPs.
***This course requires computer
access
to AFIT's network. In order to access
AFIT's network, an AFIT-specific DD
Form 2875 is required and must be
returned to AFIT/LS NLT 14 DAYS prior
to the class start date students that
do not complete the form WILL BE
CANCELLED from the class. The form and
instructions on how to fill it out
are located on AFIT/LS's website at:
http://www.afit.edu/ls/index.cfm then
Click on "Information Resources" and
Select "DD Form 2875 - Access to
AFIT's Network". Any questions can be
directed to AFIT/LS Training
Administrators at DSN 785-7777x3164
or e-mail
AFIT.LSACOURSEMANAGER@afit.edu.
NOTE: No walk-in students will be
allowed.***

This 5 day course, designed for the
test practioner, reinforces
fundamentals from SOT 310 and
teaches students advanced modeling
and analysis methods necessary to
create a statistically rigorous and
defensible test for military weapon
systems. The student will learn how
to plan, conduct and analyze tests
efficiently. This course introduces
new design classes, and provides
advanced modeling and analysis
methods. Design evaluation topics
include power, sample size,
optimality, and aliasing criteria.

Prerequisites:
SOT 310 Science of Test: Experimental
Design and Analysis I. NOTE: This
course has a heavy emphasis on
Probability and Statistic techniques
and conducts exercises using
statistical theories and software.
Students must have an understanding
of basic Probability and Statistics
theory. It is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that
students refresh their knowledge by
taking DAU’s CLE 035 – Introduction
to Probability and Statistics
computer-based course.

Grade Restrictions:
(none)

Special Requirements:
OSD policy guidance emphasizes that
elements of experimental design be
included in Test and Evaluation
Master Plans (TEMPs) and Test Plans
for approval of those documents.
Science of Test is the structured
process used to identify the metrics,
factors, and levels that most directly
affect test execution and that should
be reflected in detailed test plans
and TEMPs.
***This course requires computer
access
to AFIT's network. In order to access
AFIT's network, an AFIT-specific DD
Form 2875 is required and must be
returned to AFIT/LS NLT 14 DAYS prior
to the class start date students that
do not complete the form WILL BE
CANCELLED from the class. The form and
instructions on how to fill it out
are located on AFIT/LS's website at:
http://www.afit.edu/ls/index.cfm then
Click on "Information Resources" and
Select "DD Form 2875 - Access to
AFIT's Network". Any questions can be
directed to AFIT/LS Training
Administrators at DSN 785-7777x3164
or e-mail
AFIT.LSACOURSEMANAGER@afit.edu.
NOTE: No walk-in students will be
allowed.***

There are currently no available offerings for this course. Please check back later.

Course Overview:

This course defines and describes the
software engineering book of
knowledge (SWEBOK) lifecycle phases,
how software engineering activities
are managed through the Guidelines
for Successful Acquisition and
Management of Software-Intensive
Systems (GSAM), and principle areas
of interest and concern when working
on a software intensive program.
Students learn fundamental software
engineering concepts used in the DOD,
identify common software management,
acquisition and engineering roles,
and understand the Air Force’s
principle software engineering
concerns. SWE 201 is taught online by
asynchronous distance learning.

Target Audience:
The Air Force Strategic Software
Improvement Programs Working Group
has determined that the software
engineering workforce needs a working
knowledge of software acquisition and
development policy, trends and
technical skills.

This course provides a comprehensive
review of the phases, processes and
models used by the Air Force in the
management of a software project.
Topics include performing software
source selection, understanding and
generating various project management
metrics, creating an environment for
success, dealing with failure and
misconceptions, and how to interact
with stakeholders. Students perform
source selection, enhance software
development and maintenance models,
generate programmatic metrics, and
understand factors that affect
project success and customer
relations.
SWE 301 is one of six courses in the
SPDP software project management
track, and is taught online by
instructor-led distance learning.
Students must complete SWE 201 before
enrolling in SWE 301. Students must
successfully complete a series of
course exercises in order to
successfully complete the class.
Upon completion of SWE 301, 310, 320,
330, 340 and 350, the student earns
an AFIT SPDP “Software Project
Management” certificate.

This course teaches the assessment of
software requirements management
processes and artifacts used by the
Air Force. Topics include managing
software requirements development and
changes to include processes, the
team, tools, metrics, reviews and
traceability for software-intensive
systems. Students evaluate
requirements change processes, assess
requirements metrics, and assess
risks associated with moving to
software architecture and design.
SWE 310 is one of six courses in the
SPDP software project management
track, and is taught online by
instructor-led distance learning.
Students must complete SWE 301 before
enrolling in SWE 310. Students must
successfully complete a series of
course exercises in order to
successfully complete the class.
Upon completion of SWE 301, 310, 320,
330, 340 and 350, the student earns
an AFIT SPDP “Software Project
Management” certificate.

This course teaches the assessment of
software design management processes
and artifacts used by the Air Force.
Topics include introduction to
architectural views, high-level
design diagrams, and design metrics,
risk assessment of design elements,
and traceability. Students assess
risks and risk mitigation strategies,
trace design elements to system and
software requirements, assess
information and metrics for decision-
making, and assess risks associated
with moving to software construction.
SWE 320 is one of six courses in the
SPDP software project management
track, and is taught online by
instructor-led distance learning.
Students must complete SWE 301 before
enrolling in SWE 320. Students must
successfully complete a series of
course exercises in order to
successfully complete the class.
Upon completion of SWE 301, 310, 320,
330, 340 and 350, the student earns
an AFIT SPDP “Software Project
Management” certificate.

This course teaches the assessment of
software construction management
processes and artifacts used by the
Air Force. Topics
cover key implementation decisions,
types and sources of artifacts
involved in the construction process,
solution to requirements
traceability, and management metrics
for software assurance. Students
evaluate sources for obtaining
software solution
components, trace elements of a
software solution against
requirements, assess software
assurance and productivity
characteristics, and assess risks
associated with moving into software
testing

Target Audience:
The Air Force Strategic Software
Improvement Programs Working Group
has determined that the software
engineering workforce
needs a working knowledge of software
acquisition and development policy,
trends and technical skills

This course teaches the assessment of
software test management processes
and artifacts used by the Air Force.
Topics include managing software test
development to include test
processes, test planning, test
metrics, and assessing the quality of
test artifacts. Students evaluate
software testing strategies,
techniques and metrics, and assess
the risks associated with moving into
software sustainment.
SWE 340 is one of six courses in the
SPDP software project management
track, and is taught online by
instructor-led distance learning.
Students must complete SWE 301 before
enrolling in SWE 340. Students must
successfully complete a series of
course exercises in order to
successfully complete the class.
Upon completion of SWE 301, 310, 320,
330, 340 and 350, the student earns
an AFIT SPDP “Software Project
Management” certificate.

This course teaches the management of
software deployment and sustainment
processes used by the Air Force.
Topics include deployment and
sustainment artifacts, the types of
changes software endures during its
operational deployment, and the
processes used to manage and
implement those changes within an
evolving environment. Students
understand deployment activities,
software change processes, how
software evolves, and how to assess
the risk of performing a software
change.
SWE 350 is one of six courses in the
software project management track,
and is taught online by instructor-
led distance learning. Students must
complete SWE 301 before enrolling in
SWE 350. Students must successfully
complete a series of course exercises
in order to successfully complete the
class. Upon completion of SWE 301,
310, 320, 330, 340 and 350, the
student earns an AFIT SPDP “Software
Project Management” certificate.

This course highlights recent
publications and events concerning
the acquisition and management of
software intensive programs.
Students understand current trends in
software acquisition and management
in the DOD and software industry, and
analyze how the trends impact ongoing
programs. SWE 399 is an online
course taught by instructor-led
distance learning. Actively
participates in online course
activities. Understand current
trends in software intensive program
management. Analyze how recent
activities impact specific
acquisition or operational programs
that have significant software
components.

This course teaches the assessment of
software requirements development
processes and artifacts used by the
Air Force. Topics include problem
definition and requirements
elicitation, analysis, specification
and validation for software-intensive
systems. Students analyze problem
scope and modeling, contrast
requirements elicitation techniques,
apply change management techniques,
and assess risks associated with
moving to software architecture and
design.
SWE 410 is one of five courses in the
SPDP software development track, and
is taught online by instructor-led
distance learning. Students are
highly encouraged to complete SWE 301
before enrolling in SWE 410.
Students must successfully complete a
series of course exercises in order
to successfully complete the class.
Upon completion of SWE 410, 420, 430,
440 and 450, the student earns an
AFIT SPDP “Software Development”
certificate.

This course teaches the assessment of
software design processes and
artifacts used by the Air Force.
Topics include specific types of
architectural views, architectural
frameworks such as DoDAF, service-
oriented architecture (SOA)
development, design diagrams, design
quality characteristics, and
appropriate measures. Students
assess techniques to create and
evaluate architecture and design
artifacts, as well as the risks
associated with moving to software
construction.
SWE 420 is one of five courses in the
SPDP software development track, and
is taught online by instructor-led
distance learning. Students are
highly encouraged to complete SWE 410
before enrolling in SWE 420.
Students must successfully complete a
series of course exercises in order
to successfully complete the class.
Upon completion of SWE 410, 420, 430,
440 and 450, the student earns an
AFIT SPDP “Software Development”
certificate.

This course teaches the assessment of
software construction processes and
artifacts used by the Air Force.
Topics include
techniques used to analyze and
implement software design elements
into a software solution, source code-
level development
based on object-oriented analysis and
design concepts, measurement of code
modules for maximizing software
assurance,
assessing unit and interface testing,
and traceability of software code
elements to specific design elements.
Students understand
the influence of developer decisions
on the project, know sources for
obtaining software solution
components, detail the artifacts
used and built, evaluate techniques
used to convert design to solution,
assess unit testing methods, trace
elements of a software
solution against requirements,
analyze software assurance
optimizations, and assess risks
associated with moving into software
testing. SWE 430 is one of the five
courses in the SPDP software
development track, and is taught
online by instructor-led
distance learning

This course teaches the assessment of
software test engineering processes
and artifacts used by the Air Force.
Topics include the testing process
and design, test levels, test
strategy, test planning, tools, and
test metrics. Students learn
functional and structural techniques,
assessing the quality of test
artifacts, and identifying the risks
associated with moving into software
sustainment.
SWE 440 is one of five courses in the
SPDP software development track, and
is taught online by instructor-led
distance learning. Students are
highly encouraged to complete SWE 430
before enrolling in SWE 440.
Students must successfully complete a
series of course exercises in order
to successfully complete the class.
Upon completion of SWE 410, 420, 430,
440 and 450, the student earns an
AFIT SPDP “Software Development”
certificate.

This course teaches the assessment of
software deployment and sustainment
processes used by the Air Force.
Topics include the types of changes
software endures during its
operational deployment, change
management, impact analysis, and
software evolution. Students analyze
the impact of performing types of
software changes, evaluate software
changes, support the development of
an impact analysis, and assess how
the evolution of technology impacts
software.
SWE 450 is one of six courses in the
SPDP software development track, and
is taught online by instructor-led
distance learning. Students are
highly encouraged to complete SWE 440
before enrolling in SWE 450.
Students must successfully complete a
series of course exercises in order
to successfully complete the class.
Upon completion of SWE 410, 420, 430,
440 and 450, the student earns an
AFIT SPDP “Software Development”
certificate.

This course highlights recent
publications and events concerning
the development, implementation and
sustainment of software intensive
programs. Students understand
current trends in software
development in the DOD and software
industry, and analyze how the trends
impact ongoing programs. SWE 499 is
an online course taught by instructor-
led distance learning. Actively
participates in online course
activities. Understand current
trends in software engineering
processes, protocols and
technologies. Apply processes or
enhanced technologies to select
software elements of a specific
acquisition or operational program.

Current Offering Dates & Locations:
Offering dates and locations are not applicable to this e-Learning course.

Course Overview:

The web based Introduction to
Configuration Management course is
comprised of 8 modules. The course
presents configuration management
facts and principles in the light of
current acquisition practices. It
described the activities and
documentation utilized in executing
the configuration management process,
procedures, and policies to enable
them to be more effective managers
with fewer resources available at
their disposal in the current
environment.

Prerequisites:
There are no grade level or
experience prerequisites for this
course. However, it will be more
beneficial if the student has had at
least 1 month on the job. Prior
attendance at a local acquisition
process familiarization
seminar/course would also be helpful.

Grade Restrictions:
(none)

Special Requirements:
(none)

Target Audience:
The primary target audience for this
course is
personnel assigned to AFMC product
centers and logistics centers and
involved with weapon system and
information system acquisition.
However, the configuration management
practices covered agencies will
benefit from completion of this
course. Students should be working in
positions involving acquisition of
systems, components, and/or
modifications at grades GS5/E6
and above. Students should be working
in
positions involving acquisition of
systems, components, and/or
modifications.

Current Offering Dates & Locations:
Offering dates and locations are not applicable to this e-Learning course.

Course Overview:

This course provides you with
a “cradle-to-grave” tour of how AFMC
Intelligence operates within the DoD
Acquisition Framework. Individual
modules address each step of the
Acquisition Framework and highlight
the involvement of AFMC Intelligence
in each step. In this course, you
will acquire an understanding of how
AFMC intelligence processes support
the acquisition process. This course
will serve as a foundation for future
training in intelligence and
acquisition programs.

Target Audience:
This course is designed for all
acquisition professionals involved in
the Department of Defense Acquisition
process. It is also an ideal course
for others who wish to gain insight
into how the intelligence community
provides support to the acquisition
community. Acquisition professionals
should have working knowledge of the
Defense Acquisition Management
Framework (DAMF), Defense Acquisition
System (DAS), and knowledge of and
familiarity with the Joint
Capabilities Integration and
Development System (JCIDS) process
prior to taking this course.

There are currently no available offerings for this course. Please check back later.

Course Overview:

This course provides an introduction
to AFMC's development planning
history, process, function, policy,
prioritization and governance. This
course will help students understand
how to bridge the gap between the
identification of a material and the
Milestone B decision. It provides a
solid function for understanding the
basics of building and acquisition
program with high confidence for a
successful program launch.

This course is designed to enhance
the interaction of the Acquisition
Workforce in the workplace and in
teams. It will provide students an
understanding of generational
expectations, their potential impact
on the changing workplace and tools
to influence generational behavior in
a positive manner. We will define the
generations including myths and then
delve into generational expectations
and preferences in the areas of
Communication and Engagement, Work-
life Flexibility, Continual
Development, Leadership of and by
Generations.

This course is designed to provide
participants with a forum for
awareness, understanding, and
promotion of effective interaction
between members of an Integrated
Product Teams (IPTs). The
course focuses on selfawareness,
attitudes, and behaviors that create
conflict and provide skills for
managing and resolving conflict
positively. The topics and exercises
in this course are designed to
enhance cooperation through proven
conflict resolution approaches, group
dynamics, dealing with difficult
people, communication skills, and
team building for group unity.
Note: We can provide out-of-cycle
classes and the structure of the
course is such that it can be
tailored so that we can train your
entire team or a specialized group.
Please contact AFIT School of Systems
and Logistics for details.

Prerequisites:
Participants should possess at least
a Level 1 certification in their
specialty.

Grade Restrictions:
(none)

Special Requirements:
This course is funded by SAF/AQH and
does not require travel for the
student. Students wishing to travel
to resident or onsite offerings must
secure funding in advance from either
home unit or sponsor MAJCOM

Target Audience:
This course is designed for personnel
in the grade of 1Lt and above for
officers, Staff Sergeant and above
for Noncommissioned Officers, and
GS11 and above for civilians.

Current Offering Dates & Locations:
Offering dates and locations are not applicable to this e-Learning course.

Course Overview:

Provides an introduction to the
fundamental principles of data
management and the importance of the
data management function in an
integrated product team (IPT).
Topics covered include the
following: Evaluating data
requirements to achieve the goal
of "minimum essential" being placed
on contract. Ensuring the data being
ordered are legally binding
(authorized Data Item Descriptions)
properly called out on the Contract
Requirements List (DD Form 1423).
Coordinating the data order through a
data review process to achieve an
accurate order tailored down to fit
the program. Planning for and
developing a Government Concept of
Operations for an Integrated Digital
Environment (IDE).

Target Audience:
This course is open to any personnel
who need to understand the
fundamentals principles of data
management being applied throughout
the life of a weapon system with
strongest emphasis on the acquisition
and sustainment phases. All grade
levels are welcome, but we recommend
that personnel be in grade levels GS-
5 and above, SSgt through CMSgt,
Second Lieutenant or higher.

Current Offering Dates & Locations:
Offering dates and locations are not applicable to this e-Learning course.

Course Overview:

Using MIL-HDBK-520, SRD Guidance, as
a primary source, this course
provides students a basic
understanding of why effectively
translating war fighter Capabilities-
Based Requirements documents (e.g.,
ICD, CDD, CPD, AF Form 1067) into a
SRD is a critical step in both
systems engineering and the overall
acquisition process. In order to
give the student a better
understanding of how a SRD is
developed, the course will discuss
the different types of requirements,
the Requirements Analysis/Management
processes and how requirements
traceability is created/maintained.

Current Offering Dates & Locations:
Offering dates and locations are not applicable to this e-Learning course.

Course Overview:

The purpose of this course is for
each student to understand the
Manufacturing Readiness Assessment
(MRA)
process. The course will focus on an
overview of MRA that includes the
processes, tools, and methodologies
associated with assessing
manufacturing risks. The course will
be informational in nature and
provide students
with an introductory knowledge of the
importance of manufacturing readiness
for the Department of Defense
(DoD) system acquisition process.

Current Offering Dates & Locations:
Offering dates and locations are not applicable to this e-Learning course.

Course Overview:

This is a web-based course intended
to provide a general overview of the
AWC process used by the Air Force in
the acquisition and sustainment of
its systems. The objectives are to
(1) provide introductory knowledge on
the importance of applying AWC
principles and practices, (2) provide
basic understanding of the AWC
process and its application in
initial acquisition and during the
sustainment (modification) portion of
a system¿s life cycle, (3) provide
knowledge on the terms (nomenclature)
and required practices for AWC, and,
(4) provide knowledge on the
responsibilities each functional area
has in regards to the implementation
of AWC. This course will present the
existing policy, guides, and
handbooks as a set of information
that allows the AWC practitioner to
tailor the AWC process to fit the
unique needs of each certification
program.

Current Offering Dates & Locations:
Offering dates and locations are not applicable to this e-Learning course.

Course Overview:

The purpose of this course is to
provide students fundamental
knowledge to begin understanding Air
Force (AF) Life Cycle Risk Management
(LCRM). Fundamental knowledge
includes basic definitions required
to understand LCRM jargon,
comparisons of LCRM taxonomy with
other risk management taxonomies, and
an overview of the AF LCRM process
and guidance.
Course Objectives: After completing
this course, students will know the
DoD definition of LCRM comprehend
the differences between the DoD LCRM
taxonomy and other popular
taxonomies know the steps in the AF
LCRM process comprehend the intent
of each step and know AF policy on
reporting Risk and performing LCRM.

Must attend, synergistic team-
building class presented by dynamic,
experienced and enthusiastic
acquisition, program management and
financial management professionals.
The course combines lecture,
extensive student interaction and
hands on class room exercises that
increase awareness and understanding
of the acquisition process and enable
effective interaction between DCMA
and Air Force personnel in diverse
disciplines including acquisition,
program management, finance,
engineering, technical, logistical
and contracting. This class
highlights the roles, organization
and interaction of DCMA and AFMC
Integrated Product Team (IPT) members
in the context of Pre-Award, Post-
Award and Contract Close Out
processes. Additional guest
lecturers provide insight into the
Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA)
and Defense Finance and Accounting
Service (DFAS) roles and
responsibilities in Air Force
acquisition and program management.
Attendance provides concrete team
building skills and professional net
working opportunities.

Target Audience:
This course is designed for junior to
mid-level managers who occupy
functional leadership positions and
others who are in regular contact
with Defense Contract Management
Agency (DCMA). The course is open to
ranks from Second Lieutenant to
Major, Staff Sergeant through Chief
Master Sergeant and GS-7 through GS-
13.

Current Offering Dates & Locations:
Offering dates and locations are not applicable to this e-Learning course.

Course Overview:

The System of Systems course provides
an overview of how systems
engineering process elements are
applied to the planning, development
and fielding of a system of systems
capability. The course assumes basic
understanding of systems enigneering
process elements.

There are currently no available offerings for this course. Please check back later.

Course Overview:

This course provides engineering data
managers, formerly (EDMO), program
managers, engineers, logisticians,
equipment specialists and other
specialists with the management
concept that underlie the acquisition
of engineering data. The management
responsibility of the engineering
data managers is the primary theme.
This course develops the engineering
data acquisition concepts from
identification of engineering data
requirements through preparation,
development, and sustainment of
engineering data. This course will
address the types and use of
engineering data as defined by
government directives and industry
standards. This course will review in
detail the responsibilities of the
engineering data manager in the total
acquisition and development cycle and
interface with other
logistics/engineering disciplines and
demonstrate the importance of
coordination with these disciplines.
Other areas of discussions are
guidance conferences, drawing in-
process reviews, quality control,
data rights, and engineering drawing
inspection and interpretation.

Prerequisites:
Completion of WSYS 110, Fundamentals
of Data Management is recommended,
but is not mandatory.

Grade Restrictions:
(none)

Special Requirements:
(none)

Target Audience:
Open to Non-US personnel (MASL#
D179035). This course is open to any
personnel who need to understand the
acquisition and management of
Engineering Data, to include
personnel working in engineering
data, program managers. logisticians,
equipment specialists, and others who
work with engineering data or
interface with those who do. All
grade levels are welcomed, but we
recommend that personnel be in grades
levels GS-5 and above, SSgt through
CMSgt, Second Lieutenant or higher.

Current Offering Dates & Locations:
Offering dates and locations are not applicable to this e-Learning course.

Course Overview:

This introductory e-learning course
will provide students knowledge on
how to successfully integrate T&E
into the early phases (pre-Milestone
B) of an Air Force acquisition
program. The goal is to begin
preparing Air Force
acquisition/sustainment personnel who
are assigned T&E responsibilities to
be effective members of the Air Force
acquisition team throughout a
program’s life cycle starting with
early involvement.
Course Objectives: The course will
provide students knowledge on topics
such as the Analysis of Alternatives
process and outcome, the concept of
programmatic trade space in cost,
schedule, and performance, how Air
Force testers contribute to
formulation of an acquisition
strategy, and how to program T&E
strategy that is consonant with the
acquisition strategy. Students will
be introduced to the role of an Air
Force Integrated Test Team (ITT), how
to identify the potential member
organizations of an ITT, write an ITT
Charter, and how the ITT relates to
the overall program. Students will
be introduced to concepts of
evaluation criteria, data
requirements, and test capabilities.

Current Offering Dates & Locations:
Offering dates and locations are not applicable to this e-Learning course.

Course Overview:

This introductory course examines
typical activities that occur during
the planning, execution, and
reporting phases of
developmental test and evaluation
(DT&E) and operational test and
evaluation (OT&E) supporting an
acquisition program.
The goal is to prepare Air Force
acquisition/sustainment personnel
assigned test and evaluation
responsibilities to be
effective members of the acquisition
team throughout a program’s life
cycle.

Current Offering Dates & Locations:
Offering dates and locations are not applicable to this e-Learning course.

Course Overview:

ATTENTION: SYS 155 – Operational
Safety, Suitability and Effectiveness
(OSS&E) has been replaced with SYS
182 - Introduction to Systems
Engineering. This transition was
driven by AFI 63-101, dated 7 March
2013, which clarifies that
operational safety, suitability, and
effectiveness is the outcome or
desired end state of the systems
engineering process and that OSS&E is
not a process in itself. PM’s are
required to assure the OSS&E of their
systems and end items across the life
cycle so the OSS&E education process
is initiated by SYS 182. If your
training plan or training objective
includes OSS&E, SYS 182 will provide
the entry level education that was
previously provided by SYS 155.
Please register for SYS 182.
Event Description: Numerous
incidents, mishaps and configuration
issues have identified the need to
restore a disciplined "technical"
process for the development and
sustainment of Air Force Systems and
End Items. OSS&E policy and guidance
has been drafted and approved and
full implementation is expected in
the FY2000-2005 timeframe. This
course helps enable AFMC to begin
policy execution and to
institutionalize OSS&E processes.
Students will understand the
implications of OSS&E policies for
all product lines and have a working
knowledge of how to implement these
policies.

Current Offering Dates & Locations:
Offering dates and locations are not applicable to this e-Learning course.

Course Overview:

Using the AF PLM Functional
Expectations Document for Logistics
and Sustainment as an anchor point,
this course provides students basic
understanding of the AF vision to
have a single source of accurate
product data available across the AF
enterprise to: optimize system/end
item acquisition support systems
engineering functions/processes:
facilitate Operational Safety,
Suitability, and Effectiveness
(OSS&E) compliance improve weapon
system availability and reduce weapon
system costs by feeding accurate
product data to the supply chain
system.
Objective: Upon completion of this
course, students will 1) understand
the concept of PLM in the Air Force
context 2) understand the AF vision
of functional expectations for PLM as
a single source of accurate product
data 3) understand how PLM might be
applied during the acquisition of a
product across its life cycle and 4)
understand the challenges in
implementing PLM for both new and
legacy systems.

Interest Based Negotiations develops
students’ interest-based negotiation
skills and strengthens their
knowledge of intellectual property
rights. The education combines
faculty lectures with student
participation in a role-playing
scenario stimulating a realistic DoD
acquisition. The scenario is
designed to illustrate many issues
that commonly arise in real
procurement negotiations. Students
are assigned one of six roles, which
include both government and
contractor characters. The students
will gain knowledge of intellectual
property rights, interest-based
negotiation, interactive exercises,
and debriefing sessions after each
round of negotiation in the scenario.

Target Audience:
The target audience for "Interest
Based Negotiations" is acquisition
personnel in the ranks of O1-O4 and
GS05-GS13. This course is designed
for, but not limited to, students in
the following disciplines: Program
Management, Contracting, Engineering,
JAG, Finance, and Production
Specialists (Item Managers)

Current Offering Dates & Locations:
Offering dates and locations are not applicable to this e-Learning course.

Course Overview:

In this course, the goal is to
introduce acquisition professionals
to Human Systems Integration (HSI)
across the acquisition
lifecycle. There is currently limited
understanding of HSI this course
will discuss the nine HSI domains,
and the why, what,
and who of HSI with regard to the
development and sustainment of
systems.
HSI implications to acquisition
programs have not traditionally been
given the emphasis they warrant. DODI
5000.02 and
AFI 63-101 require that program
managers (PMs) implement a plan for
HSI early in the program life cycle
and that HSI
considerations are included in all
key acquisition documents. This
course will give acquisition
professionals the knowledge
needed to comply with these
requirements.

Current Offering Dates & Locations:
Offering dates and locations are not applicable to this e-Learning course.

Course Overview:

The internet based Contract Depot
Maintenance Repair Process course is
composed of various modules and
exercises to demonstrate the contract
repair process employed by AFMC and
the Air Logistics Complexes (ALCs).
The Contract Depot Maintenance Repair
Process course addresses the
objectives of the process, what types
of contracts and incentives to use,
how the results should be measured
and who the responsible parties are
for various elements of the process.

Special Requirements:
Students must have access to an
internet capable computer with
specific software installed.
Detailed requirements can be found at
http://www.afit.edu/ls and should be
checked before course registration.

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course
is defined as Air Force personnel who
are 1Lt/GS-11 equivalents or above.

Current Offering Dates & Locations:
Offering dates and locations are not applicable to this e-Learning course.

Course Overview:

This self-paced, web-based course
introduces students to the importance
of applying SE to acquisition and
sustainment programs, provides an
overview of SE concepts and process
elements, and describes the
interactions between SE and other
functional areas.

Current Offering Dates & Locations:
Offering dates and locations are not applicable to this e-Learning course.

Course Overview:

This course introduces architecting
fundamentals, the different types of
architectures, and the Department of
Defense Architecture Framework
(DoDAF) version 2.0. This course is
a prerequisite to SYS 383
Architecting in the Air Force course.

Current Offering Dates & Locations:
Offering dates and locations are not applicable to this e-Learning course.

Course Overview:

A course for all who manage, design,
and support systems containing items
whose failure would directly result
in loss of an air vehicle or loss of
life. This internet-based course
will enable students to achieve a
basic comprehension of Critical
Safety Item (CSI) management within
the Air Force. It provides a simple
overview of CSIs--what they are, why
and to whom they are important, and
the policies, processes and
procedures for managing them. COURSE
OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this
course, the student should
comprehend: 1) the overall role of
acquisition and sustainment personnel
in identification and management of
CSIs and 2) the role of CSIs
(identification and management) in
the Systems Engineering (SE)
environment.

Current Offering Dates & Locations:
Offering dates and locations are not applicable to this e-Learning course.

Course Overview:

This course provides the student with
an understanding of the scope and
types of Should Cost initiatives.
The student will understand how
Should Cost fits within the
Department of Defense's Better Buying
Power acquisition principles, how
Dhould Cost relates to their
individual programs, and a
methodology for developing Should
Cost initiatives to reduce costs.
The student will understand current
Should Cost policy and its role in
defense acquisition programs,
understand the purpose and importance
of developing Should Cost initiatives
on Air Force programs, understand a
step-by-step methodology to develop
Should Cost initiatives on Air Force
programs, understand how the
Comprehensive Cost and Requirement
System (CCaR) is used to document and
track Should Cost initiatives, and
know where to get help and guidance
in using CCaR to document and track
Should Cost initiatives.

Current Offering Dates & Locations:
Offering dates and locations are not applicable to this e-Learning course.

Course Overview:

This course includes nine modules and
is an introduction to the three
distinct areas
of Environment, Safety, and
Occupational Health, or ESOH, risk
management
using the Dod Standard Practice for
System Safety, MIL-STD-882D.
Students will
be able to recognize the ESOH
regulatory drivers. In addition,
students will
acquire an understanding of the
Programmatic ESOH Evaluation (PESHE)
document requirement and the
integration of ESOH into Systems
Engineering
and the Acquisition Strategy. Upon
completion, students will be able to
identify
the ESOH aspects of Systems
Engineering.

Current Offering Dates & Locations:
Offering dates and locations are not applicable to this e-Learning course.

Course Overview:

This course comprises six modules that describe and illustrate the integration of ESOH principles into the systems engineering process using the DOD Standard Practice for System Safety, MIL-STS-882D. The course will identify ESOH considerations and illustrate how to develop and apply an ESOH risk management approach. It will relate those ESOH considerations to the systems engineering inputs, outputs, activities, and analyses for the Materiel Soultion Analysis and Technology Development phases of the DOD Systems Acquisition framework described in the DUSD(I&E)-DUSD(A&T) publication, "ESOH in Acquisition-Integrating ESOH into Systems Engineering."

Current Offering Dates & Locations:
Offering dates and locations are not applicable to this e-Learning course.

Course Overview:

****Course is temporarily off line
for maintenance. Please check back in
mid to late August 2016.****
Course for employees who integrate
ESOH into the Acquisition Strategy
and Systems Engineering processes or
manage the people who use those
processes. Describes and illustrates
the integration of ESOH principles
into the systems engineering process
during the Engineering and
Manufacturing Development, Production
and Deployment, and Operations and
Support phases of the DoD System
Acquisition Framework.
Justification: DoDI 5000.02, AFI 63-
101, and 63-1201 require integration
of ESOH into the systems engineering
process using MIL-STD-882D

***COMPLETION OF SYS 118,
INTRODUCTION TO LIFE CYCLE RISK
MANAGEMENT, IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
BEFORE ATTENDING THIS COURSE*** This
course covers the basics of
acquisition/program risk and how to
effectively manage risk throughout a
program's life cycle to achieve
program goals within cost and
schedule constraints. New DoD and
Air Force regulations and guidance
related to Life Cycle Risk Management
(LCRM) are covered. The five-step
LCRM process is introduced and tools
and techniques associated with this
process are explained. Students work
in simulated Integrated Product Teams
on a real-world acquisition exercise
to apply these techniques to help
reinforce the concepts and importance
of program risk management.

Target Audience:
Civilian grades GS-5 and higher, all
military ranks. The course is
primarily targeted for anyone
involved in new acquisitions,
sustainment of systems, or the
management of services. Knowledge of
DoD acquisition is desired, but not
required.

The Technology Readiness Assessment
(TRA) Course provides instruction for
Scientists and Engineers and
Acquisition personnel who may support
a formal TRA for a given project.
The goals are for the students to
understand 1) when and why they
should conduct a TRA. 2) Their roles
and
responsibilities for conducting a
TRA, 3) what a program manager within
a
program office needs to do for
planning and supporting required
TRAs, and 4) how to plan, conduct
and participate on a team performing
a TRA.

The Assessing Manufacturing Readiness
Course is intended to prepare the
student to integrate the DoD
Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL)
Deskbook criteria and the DoD
Manufacturing Readiness Assessment
(MRA) process into the acquisition
life cycle of DoD programs. The
course will use examples based on
actual Air Force MRAs, as well as the
DoD MRL Deskbook, to educate students
on the proper use of MRL
criteria/methodology to assess the
readiness of the critical
manufacturing elements associated
with that acquisition program. The
course will also prepare the student
to immediately participate in and/or
conduct an accurate MRA and prepare a
defensible MRA Report on an
acquisition program. Students will
learn how MRL criteria/methodology
and MRAs are applicable throughout
the lifecycle of DoD programs.
Students will understand MRL
terminology, the meaning of
Manufacturing Readiness Levels
(MRLs), the use of best practices,
how to properly conduct an MRA, and
how to manage manufacturing risk.
Students will also become familiar
with integrating MRL criteria and
MRAs into contract language.

This course will prepare subject
matter experts (SMEs) to effectively
represent the Air Force developmental
test and evaluation (DT&E) community
as a High Performance Team (HPT)
member in the capabilities-based
requirements process. The team member
will be able to determine if
requirements are testable as written,
and if they are testable within
existing T&E capabilities. Students
will be familiar with the existing
Major Range and Test Facility Base
(MRTFB) and other T&E capabilities,
and recognize and define T&E
capability shortfalls. Students will
become knowledgable of other T&E SMEs
to consult with in resolving issues
regarding requirements testability
and T&E capabilities.

This comprehension-level live course
will prepare Air Force personnel
engaged in T&E management or
execution to be
effective members of the acquisition
team with emphasis on early influence
in an acquisition program. This
course is
also suitable for any individual
interested in learning about early
tester influence. Students will
comprehend the role of
the Integrated Test Team (ITT) in
test planning, preparation,
execution, evaluation, and reporting.
The course will
educate students in T&E policies,
practices, and procedures relevant to
an acquisition program. This includes
the need
to understand the intended
operational environment and how to
develop a T&E strategy that supports
the acquisition
strategy.

This comprehension-level course
builds upon the foundational
knowledge from SYS 169 Introduction
to Human Systems Integration (HSI).
It will help students comprehend the
role of HSI as part of the systems
engineering process in the
Requirements, Acquisitions, and
Sustainment lifecycle phases by
answering the
questions: “How?", “When?",
and “Where?” for HSI. Graduates will
comprehend how HSI is woven
throughout the entire lifecycle and
where to find technical assistance in
order to help Requirements
Developers, Acquisitions and
Sustainment personnel make timely,
effective, and efficient technical
and programmatic decisions.

This course is comprised of seven
lessons. The first six lessons cover
an introduction to the LA philosophy
and policy an overview of general
assessor skills how to prepare for
an LA how to conduct an LA how to
utilize the results of LA assessments
to recommend deficiency corrections
and how to conduct Post-IOC LA
assessments. To provide hands-on
application, students will conduct a
simulated LA of an actual fighter
program using cases and real-world
data in the capstone seventh lesson.

SYS 281 provides a general overview
of the latest in acquisition and
sustainment policy, processes,
management tools, and reform
initiatives. The course delivers
critical knowledge of current
acquisition and sustainment hot
topics, and is laced with real world
examples, actual program results, and
topical videos. The three core
processes of AF acquisition are
reviewed, as well as the primary
strategic roadmaps driving weapon
system sustainment. The foundational
processes of test, systems
engineering, risk management and
evolutionary acquisition are
emphasized as well. Unique
acquisition peculiarities associated
with space, cyberspace, and defense
business systems are also covered.
The sustainment arena is reviewed
from the retail, wholesale, and
combat perspectives, to include an
overview of depot operations. Core
process changes associated with
sustainment are discussed, to include
supply chain management, high
velocity maintenance, condition based
maintenance, and predictive
maintenance. A wealth of acquisition
references, websites, guidebooks, and
management tools are also provided.
A must course for all involved with
Air Force acquisition and support.

There is a need for all acquisition
professionals to understand the
interdisciplinary and cross-
functional nature of Systems
Engineering (SE), and the benefits of
following a sound SE process. This
course provides the knowledge and
understanding necessary to meet this
need. Students (engineers and non-
engineering professionals) are
introduced to SE concepts and the SE
process. The activities and tools for
implementing and managing the SE
process during various phases of the
system life cycle, and the
interactions between SE and other
disciplines/functions are discussed.
Exercises give students the
opportunity to apply SE tools to the
acquisition and sustainment life
cycle.

This course will provide personnel
with the knowledge to properly assess
a new weapon system's airworthiness
(AW) a weapon system modification,
its impact to AW, make a report
ability determination and assess the
technical interrelationships of MIL-
HDBK-516 to develop the Certification
Basis and Compliance Report. This
application level course will use
examples, case studies, and exercises
based on actual experiences with the
USAF weapon systems to allow the
student to develop the skills
required to support the Airworthiness
Certification process.

Special Requirements:
Student TDYs will be unit-funded.
The focus of SYS 316 content is to
provide individuals with a strong
technical background in the
airworthines certification process
specifically addressing details of
each of the 16 MIL-HDBK-516
sections. The sponsor expects the
primary student audience will be from
the engineering career field but
expects members from other career
fields who manage airworthiness to
attend and gain valuable knoweldge in
the process.

***PLEASE DO NOT APPLY UNTIL YOU HAVE
COMPLETED SYS 183 TO AVOID
APPLICATION DISAPPROVAL.*** This
course teaches the process of and
motivation behind using integrated
architectures as a key decision
support tool in the Air
Force. Students are instructed on the
integrated architecture requirements
imposed by DoD and AF processes and
the standard
tools to support creating, analyzing,
and using integrated architectures
and architecture products. Career
field
Requirement/Impact: Weapon System
Architectures are required by DoD and
AF processes. Similarly, Enterprise
Architectures
are required to meet Laws,
Regulations and Policies, as well as
to integrate the planning and
execution of DoD capabilities.
Without an understanding of “why
architecture,” practitioners will
likely expend resources checking
squares without providing
decision-quality information to DoD
and AF Leaders .Utilization of
graduates: Acquisition Program
Offices (mainly, but no
exclusively, system engineering) AF
MAJCOM/JS/COCOM staffs particularly
in the A8/J8, A5/J5, and A6/J6
organizations dealing
with strategic planning,
requirements, capabilities, and
information infrastructure.

Prerequisites:
Completion of the prerequisite course
(SYS 183) within 90 days of attending
SYS 383 is highly suggested. Pre-
requisite may be waived with Course
Director Approval. Please contact
afit.lscoursemanagers@afit.edu for
assistance.

Grade Restrictions:
(none)

Special Requirements:
(none)

Target Audience:
GS-07 TO 15, 01 TO 6, E5-9. Anyone
creating, analyzing, supporting, or
using integrated architectures in
support of
Air Force Weapon System,
capabilities, Operations and
Enterprises, including at the Joint
level.

SYS 400 - Current Topics in
Acquisition and Support: This course
is an outstanding opportunity to
learn or refresh on issues and
initiatives impacting experienced
acquisition and support
professionals. Because of the
dynamic environment and busy
schedules, AF personnel are
challenged to keep up with the
multitude of policy changes. In a
short three day period,
this course covers many of the ever-
challenging topics that impact AF
Acquisition and Support. Topics may
vary somewhat from class to class, in
part to reflect the most recent
changes, but also to accommodate the
schedules of expert guest speakers.
The course enables students to listen
to and to engage with the experts--
there is generally a different
speaker or facilitator for each topic
presented. Students also learn by
reading a recent journal article and
analyzing it with a small group of
other students. The course is a
wonderful opportunity for students to
learn from one another, as they
gather together from different
functions, jobs, bases, and
backgrounds to share knowledge and
experience during discussions.
Students thus benefit from exposure
to the wide range of current topics
in the acquisition and support
arenas, helping to assess the impacts
to their roles and responsibilities
as managers.

Prerequisites:
SYS 400 is intended for experienced
mid-level managers. Generally,
senior captains, field grade
officers, and civilian equivalents
with at least 10 years of experience
in acquisition and performing as mid-
level managers at Air Force product
centers, air logistics centers, test
centers, laboratories, or
headquarters (from any major command)
take this course. It is preferred
that everyone attending also have at
least a Level II Acquisition
Professional Development Program
(APDP) certification in any
functional field. The course is open
to and applicable to persons from the
aircraft, space, information, and
support communities. The course is
also open for past graduates of SYS
400 to take again--generally after
about three years--to keep up with
the dynamic changes in acquisition
and support arenas.

Grade Restrictions:
(none)

Special Requirements:
Funding: There is no TDY funding for
this offering. AFIT/LSM will review
all applications 30 days prior to
class start and will approve based on
student priority for training, and to
ensure a diverse student mix in the
class.

There are currently no available offerings for this course. Please check back later.

Course Overview:

WPAFB specifically for AFIT/SC.
Offutt AFB Specifically for
AFLCMC/HBC Program Office. Attendees
will explore the risk management
processes for the Air Force with
emphasis on best practices and
techniques to enable better risk-
based decision making. Numerous
exercises will enhance participant's
knowledge

The LCL Workshop provides a general
overview of the latest in product
support policy, processes, management
tools, and reform initiatives. The
course delivers critical information
on life cycle logistics management
and is laced with real world
examples, actual program results, and
topical videos. Environmental factors
and policy shaping product support
management are covered, to include
the four primary strategic roadmaps
driving weapon system sustainment.
Product support is reviewed from the
retail, wholesale, requirements,
joint, DoD and combat perspectives,
to include logistic management in
each phase of the life cycle.

There are currently no available offerings for this course. Please check back later.

Course Overview:

This workshop covers user specific
Program Management (PM) education and
consultation within the following
areas: PM, Systems Engineering,
Earned Value, Contracting, Financial
Management, Schedule Management, Cost
Estimating, Industry Standards in PM,
Strategy Development, Other PM areas
as requested by the customer. NOTE:
The length of this workshop varies on
location and instruction. 0 CLPs are
automated through ACQNowCL students
will be given a course completion
certificate to specify/justify the
amount of CLPs earned during the
workshop they attended.
COST: This workshop is NOT centrally
funded, organizations requesting this
workshop may be responsible to
provide funding for items such as:
instructor travel, books, handout
printing, and other needed course
materials.

The workshop is designed to help Air
Force program/project teams (IPTs)
develop business acumen, work
effectively with industry partners,
and negotiate better business deals
in support of the Air Force mission.
Students will learn 1) how stock
market data can be found and analyzed
2) how to read, apply, and relate
various financial statements, 3) how
industry makes investment decisions
and what motivates those decisions,
4) the difference between cash flow
and profitability, and 5) basic
principles for successful
negotiations.

Current Topics in Cost Estimating:
This course is an outstanding
opportunity for journeyman-level and
senior-level cost practitioners to
learn or refresh on issues and
initiatives impacting their jobs as
acquisition cost estimators. Because
of the dynamic environment and busy
schedules, AF personnel are
challenged to keep up with the
multitude of policy changes. In a
short two and one-half day period,
this course covers many of the ever-
challenging critical topics that
impact accurate Cost Estimating.
Topics may vary somewhat from class
to class, in part to reflect the most
recent changes, but also to
accommodate the schedules of expert
guest speakers. The course enables
students to listen to and to engage
with the experts--there is generally
a different speaker for each topic
presented. Students also learn by
reading a recent case study and
analyzing it with a small group of
other students. The course is a
wonderful opportunity for students to
learn from one another, as they
convene from different functions,
jobs, bases, and backgrounds to share
knowledge and experience during
discussions. Students thus benefit
from exposure to the wide range of
current topics in the acquisition and
support arenas, helping to assess the
impacts to their roles and
responsibilities as Cost Estimators.

Special Requirements:
Must have 4 years experience in a
cost estimating position and
performing at Air Force product
centers, air logistic centers, test
centers, laboratories or
headquarters. and a level 2 APDP
certification in cost estimating.

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